sort

 

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 SORT(1)                        FSF                        SORT(1)
 
 
 
NAME
        sort - sort lines of text files
 
SYNOPSIS
        sort [OPTION]... [FILE]...
 
DESCRIPTION
        Write sorted concatenation of all FILE(s) to standard out­
        put.
 
        Ordering options:
 
        -b, --ignore-leading-blanks ignore leading blanks
 
        -d, --dictionary-order
               consider only blanks and alphanumeric characters
 
        -f, --ignore-case
               fold lower case to upper case characters
 
        -g, --general-numeric-sort
               compare according to general numerical value
 
        -i, --ignore-nonprinting
               consider only printable characters
 
        -M, --month-sort
               compare (unknown) < `JAN' < ... < `DEC'
 
        -n, --numeric-sort
               compare according to string numerical value
 
        -r, --reverse
               reverse the result of comparisons
 
        Other options:
 
        -c, --check
               check whether input is sorted; do not sort
 
        -k, --key=POS1[,POS2]
               start a key at POS1, end it at POS 2 (origin 1)
 
        -m, --merge
               merge already sorted files; do not sort
 
        -o, --output=FILE
               write result to FILE instead of standard output
 
        -s, --stable
               stabilize sort by disabling last-resort comparison
 
        -S, --buffer-size=SIZE
               use SIZE for main memory buffer
 
        -t, --field-separator=SEP  use  SEP  instead  of  non-  to
               whitespace transition
 
        -T, --temporary-directory=DIR
               use DIR for temporaries, not $TMPDIR or /tmp multi­
               ple options specify multiple directories
 
        -u, --unique
               with -c: check for strict ordering otherwise:  out­
               put only the first of an equal run
 
        -z, --zero-terminated
               end lines with 0 byte, not newline
 
        +POS1 [-POS2]
               start  a key at POS1, end it before POS2 (origin 0)
               Warning: this option is obsolescent
 
        --help display this help and exit
 
        --version
               output version information and exit
 
        POS is F[.C][OPTS], where F is the field number and C  the
        character  position  in  the  field, both counted from one
        with -k, from zero with the  obsolescent  form.   OPTS  is
        made  up  of  one  or more single-letter ordering options,
        which override global ordering options for that  key.   If
        no key is given, use the entire line as the key.
 
        SIZE  may be followed by the following multiplicative suf­
        fixes: % 1% of memory, b 1, k 1024 (default),  and  so  on
        for M, G, T, P, E, Z, Y.
 
        With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
 
        ***  WARNING  ***  The locale specified by the environment
        affects sort order.  Set LC_ALL=C to get  the  traditional
        sort order that uses native byte values.
 
AUTHOR
        Written by Mike Haertel and Paul Eggert.
 
 REPORTING BUGS
        Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
 
 COPYRIGHT
        Copyright © 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
        This  is  free software; see the source for copying condi­
        tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
        or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
SEE ALSO
        The full documentation for sort is maintained as a Texinfo
        manual.  If  the  info  and  sort  programs  are  properly
        installed at your site, the command
 
               info sort
 
        should give you access to the complete manual.
 
 
 
 sort (textutils) 2.0.14     April 2001                    SORT(1)

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